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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by williamdclt on Sunday April 11, 2021 @12:39PM (#26771603)
It was a carbon tax on gas that was going to affect the lower classes disproportionately. I don't think we'd see an uprising for a carbon tax on intra-national flights, which are much more of a business travel mode
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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by saddlerustle on Sunday April 11, 2021 @04:47PM (#26773275)
People choose to fly rather than take the train because flying is usually cheaper. This ban also impacts poor people more than rich people.
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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by dagenleg on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:12PM (#26773487)
Poor people don't fly that often
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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by Befterriager on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:44PM (#26773729)
Because their train travels are heavily subsidized. And more recently, it became easier to carpool easily for long distance trips in France with Blablacar (before the pandemy).
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